COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONRUINING PALATES SINCE 2002 In June 2012, we celebrated the 10th birthday of our notoriously mega-hopped double IPA, Stone Ruination IPA, with the release of a very special version that was even bigger and, incredibly, even hoppier than the original. If Stone Ruination IPA is “A Liquid Poem to the Glory of the Hop,” then Stone Ruination Tenth Anniversary IPA was an amped-up heavy metal version of that ode delivered with the force of a sledgehammer. Luckily for us, our fans love loud and aggressive brews, specifically when copious amounts of humulus lupulus are involved. The original release of this beer was so instantly beloved by those who dared try it

Bottle from Trader Joe's. Everything about this beer is big and intense -- flavors, IBUs, and alcohol. Pours amber with very little head. Smells floral with strong malt tail. Taste matches beautifully. One of my favorites. You don't taste the 10.8 abv, but I felt it when I stood up!

Poured from the bomber into the pint glass, a nice orange ale. Everything about this beer is strong: hops, flavor, alcohol & description. "A stage dive into the mosh pit of hops" is accurate, or one could say "It’s like a beer elbow to the face". Either way the floor seems closer having drunk this, nice job.

Bomber @ the Tenth Shrewsbury Bottle share, Dec 14. The night was starting to get a bit blurry by this point so no detailed notes I’m afraid. Lots of hoppy goodness as expected from this brewery and I know it went down well with the group.

Bomber? Between five of us at the December 2014 Shrewsbury bottle share meeting. Good amber colour, full head on every glass. Hops and more hops, each variety giving it all they have got in a battle for supremacy in both the aroma and taste. I know the brewery is in Southern California, but it should move to ’Hopsville, Arizona’ if there was such a place!

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